Telecommunications

Pentalog has developed a recognized expertise in the Telecom field, focusing on protocols, equipment, infrastructure, as well as on telecommunication-related services.

• Protocols :

• Bluetooth has become a standard feature, as it is integrated in almost 1.3 billion devices worldwide, 800 million of which are mobile phones. It enables to connect two devices like a mobile phone to a pair of loudspeakers, a handsfree kit to a car, a wireless headset etc.
• Wifi has also become a standard feature, as it allows to make point-to-point connections (connection to a shared hard disk, a printer, a drone etc.) or to a hotspot in order to be connected to a network (internet through an ADSL box, for instance).
• Customized RF (radio frequency) solutions are more and more used in solutions which do not require an interconnection with other solutions. Protocols are chosen according to the use and objective of the solution (example, use of Wavenis protocol in order to extend equipment battery life).
• 2G/2.5G/2.75G solutions (GSM/EDGE/GPRS) are still the favorite solutions on emerging markets thanks to the reduced costs related to the deployment of their infrastructures. 2.5G/2.75G remain the infrastructures with the best coverage, as they allow to offer Internet services (anywhere in the world) for ever more powerful devices at extremely affordable prices.
• 3G technology (UMTS, TD-SCDMA) has become a part of our daily lives, as it allows the convergence of data and multimedia services. Nowadays, the intensive deployment of 3G infrastructures throughout the world, as well as the diversity of features offered by mid-range and high-end mobiles has transformed the user profile: they are more and more demanding, they are used to connecting wherever they may be located by using any type of technology (3G, 2G, Wifi).
• The first demonstrations of the pre-4G (3.9G or LTE) were made in 2009 (for the infrastructure part) and in 2010 for mobile receivers. Total IP convergence and the transfer speed brought by 4G (LTE Advanced) push manufacturers into a race of technological and economic innovation for launching the first commercial product.

• Equipment :

• Remote reading modules are more and more numerous, whether they are used in the field of energy, security, home automation, town planning or transport. Interconnection, supervision and security needs have become critical.
• Smartphones and tablets will exceed the number of PCs in 2011, thus showing the keenness of private individuals and professionals to stay connected. This need goes even beyond this, as users want to be able to connect their mobile phones to their other devices: TV set (universal remote, more information on the current show etc.), car (car status, fixing appointments for maintenance, geolocation etc.), meters (water, electricity and gas), house (lighting, heating, alarm, refrigerator content), work etc.

• Infrastructure :

• IT network infrastructures are undergoing a revolution in order to meet CLOUD demands. Devices must be brought up to date.
• Voice over IP offers numerous features: VoIP solutions – Centrex, hosted IPBX, dedicated IPBX, voice messaging, queues, call agents, on-hold music and call hold, call distribution, conferences

• Services :

• Consumer billing in the telecommunications field (subscription, package deal, prepaid etc.) is very complex and is evolving very fast.
• Customer service is essential for ensuring a proper brand image and a quick responsiveness on these hyper-competitive markets.

In order to meet our customers' high expectations, our telecom experts undertake all efforts to guarantee :

• quality / conformity of the end product (mobile phone, bank card reader etc.) in order to avoid returns which are financially burdensome and have a negative impact on the brand image,
• fast time-to-market, i.e. the quick product market launch (in less than three months),
• the ability to offer innovative solutions to the constraints and problems encountered,
• continuous improvement of the cost/performance ratio,
• the integration of existing technologies and new technologies (e.g. new types of peripherals),
• the implementation of a follow-up system that is specific to the Telecom environment.

Pentalog High Tech offers the following services :

• Designing communicating equipment and software architectures
• Developing software layers
• Testing solutions
• Integrating different modules and technologies into devices and software applications
• Maintenance of communicating equipment and communication management applications
• Business Intelligence (see the specific offer)
• Implementing infrastructures (see the specific offer)

Pentalog High Tech carries out projects for clients such as :

• One of the five world leaders in 2G and 3G technologies, with more than 200 products launched worldwide during the last three fiscal years :

• Two "first of kind" product families for which our engineers have contributed in all phases: from design to maintenance.
• Support and competence transfer missions (for the beneficiaries of our client) in: Chile, Brazil, the USA, South Korea, China, India, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Finland, Poland.
• Our engineers are specialized in the different sectors of mobile phone life cycle development :

• Hardware: both RF (Radio Frequency) and Base Band
• Software: from low layer hardware drivers (BSP) to the telecom stack (Layer 1 and Protocol Layers), multimedia applications (video and audio) and interface layer applications.
• Validation: specific validation of mobile phones with a large array of competences: integration tests, GCF (Global Certification Forum), field tests and IOTs (interoperability tests).

• For the European leader in massmarket Bluetooth and wifi products, our teams design and perform mass, robustness and compatibility tests for the entire production: Bluetooth® portable stereo soundbox, handsfree kit, Bluetooth® wireless photo frames, Bluetooth® handsfree CD/MP3 car radios

• Coronis (a branch of the ELSTER group), the leader in the field of designing and developing ultra low power Wireless OEM platforms for monitoring, controlling and reading information :

• developing and maintaining the software package designed for installing, reading and monitoring power networks
• hosting in SaaS mode the software package for end clients

• LHS, a software publisher which provides billing and customer management solutions for operators of fixed, mobile and IP telephony.

• designing the architecture and developing a control client for BSCS, its billing and customer management application used by telecommunication providers.
• drafting and performing test cases related to this new application and also to other internal LHS processes